C-Dory 16 cabin floor

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rjmcnabb

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It seems like there is a flurry of interest in CD16s lately. Congrats to dotnmarty on their new boat -- we were coinsidering a trip to Portland to see her. We saw the 16 cruiser in Seattle. The commercial OMC is a detuned 60HP according to Chuck (the owner.) We are looking for a 16 also, and uncertain about 16A vs. 16C. Jane wants the 16A cockpit size for the dogs and chairs, while I like the overnighting possibilities of the berth in a 16C.

I have a question about the cabin floor in a 16. In the cockpit, you stand on the hull interior. In the cabin, the floor is raised above the hull to give a flat platform for the seats. We looked at a 16A in Tacoma, in which the seat platform had a drain plug in the rear. When I removed the plug, about a half cup of milky water ran out.

I've searched the forums, but have not found answers to my questions.
a) Where could the water come from? Does the cuddy floor drain under the cabin floor?
b) Is the cabin floor straight fibreglass or plywood?? If it is plywood, is it encapsulated in fibreglass? Has anyone had a cabin floor go soft from rot?

Considering a return to the C-Doryverse, I hope some one can give us advice.
Thanks,
Rod and Jane

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Brats in the US.
 
Hi Ron- The cruiser does not have the platform. I think the main reason for it in the angler model is to provide a flat surface for the bases of the seat pedestals. The seats in the cruiser are simply set on the molded storage boxes which are molded to fit the hull. The boat we are buying does not have a plug in the drain. I just assumed it was there to allow any water form the anchor rode stored in the forward compartment to drain toward the bilge pump. By the way, the boat we are buying has an anchor winch and one of those fancy schmancy anchors. I told Dotty we should still look for a 14 footer to get to shore when we anchor out. She was not amused. For your information, when I was at Sportcraft last week there were two other 16 footers for sale, a cruiser and an angler. Finally, thanks for the good thoughts. Hopefully we will someday revive the C-Brats 16 footer get together . Our motto is "Caution, the boats are closer than they appear"
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